Maxprop wrote:
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Maxprop wrote:

I had an eye problem that kept me from flying airlines. It was minor,
but with hundreds of high-time turbine pilots coming out of the military,
there was no need to take me. It was no issue for flying corporate, but
I just couldn't get my arms around that at the time. I did fly cancelled
checks in a Lear 24 for a while, but that was as far as my "corporate"
career went. Talk about boring work.

Max
Lear? deep sigh

My envy is beyond words.

Don't be envious. The Lear 24 is, IMO, a death trap. There have been a
number of tuck-under accidents--i.e.--loss of control. Fly by the numbers
in good weather and you'll be okay. Push it toward its operational limits
and it can bite. To its credit it was nimble and relatively easy to get
into shorter fields. Two friends died in 24s, albeit one was simply a
navigational error (read: side of mountain). I've flown right seat in a 35
Longhorn, which is, again IMO, a superior airplane in all respects. Very
stable and forgiving, right up to the edge of the envelope.

Have you ever flown a Beech Duke?

Max



Nope. Only in 18s and 99s. And not what I consider much time in those.

But speaking of losing friends, lost my best friend in college to a twin
Comanche single engine rollover. The only plane I ever hated.